EPA Says Clean Power Plan Will Protect Public Health

Administrative Initiatives to Advance Retrospective Analysis

This paper outlines five possible approaches that a new administration could take to advance retrospective analysis.

Delays to Wind and Solar Energy Projects: Permitting and Litigation Are Not the Only Obstacles

The National Environmental Policy Act often takes heat for slowing down energy and infrastructure projects because of the permitting requirements it imposes. Looking at the data, we find that other factors may pose more prominent obstacles to development.

Legal Planet: “The Woeful Economics of a Misguided Rollback”

Nick Roy and Karen Palmer’s analysis on the benefits and costs of federal carbon pollution standard repeal is the subject of this blog post.

Comment on the Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units

This public comment analyzes the proposal’s effects, including on overall greenhouse gas emissions, electricity prices, and ratepayer electricity costs.